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November 01, 1984 - One-Day VacationIn The Suffolk Times Restaurant - One Day And Marina 11 Our Topside Dining Area Overlooking Scenic Greenport Harbor and Shelter Island is available for Special Functions or just excellent dining. 115th Year, A La Carte Menu in effect 5th Generation of Family Ownership at all times. Main Street, Greenport Luncheon served Monday through Saturday 11:30 -3pm Extensive Dinner Menu served 12 noon - 9pm... Fri. and Sat. until 10pm. CLOSED TUESDAYS DAILY LUNCH 8 DINNER SPECIALS Children's Menu Also Available Fine Dining, Safe Mooring on a HISTORIC WATERFRONT 500' Deep Water Pier & Marina Gas & Diesel Fuel, Lubricating Oils, Water, Electric, Showers, Ice. MARINA PHONE: 477 -0:355 FREE WHARFAGE FOR LUNCHEON AND DINNER PATRONS /- with Dining Receipt. For Reservations Call Kathy 477 -9800 or 477 -0627 SrrF RESTAURANT & CAFE Main Street, Stirling Square, Greenport, NY 477 -0012, 477 -2462 OPEN Tues.- Sat. 7 PM for Cocktails Catering Available for all your Holiday Parties, Weddings, gatherings. Have the whole place to yourself. Bookings being accepted Live Entertainment Fri. & Sat. night `THE PINK" By PAUL STOUTENBURGH If there is one place special that we like to walk it would probably be Orient State Park, which is also known as Long Beach by Orienters. It is a strip of sand and scrub oak and pine that was given to the state in 1929 by the Trustees of the Common Lands of the Village of Orient -- probably one of the greatest gifts to the public that the East End will ever see. I know there was some disagreement as to what was to be re- ceived in return for the gift, but when one looks at what could have happened to that Gold Coast if it had gotten into the wrong hands, I think all will agree we are pretty fortunate that things worked out the way they did. As we all know Long Island, along with its chain of islands off to the east, is made up from the tailings of two great glaciers that moved down out of the north some 10,000 to 20,000 years ago. It has been speculated by some that our Long Island Sound was once a fresh water lake and that it burst through its lowest side that now makes up the is- lands of Plum, Little Gull, big Gull and Fishers. I go into the background mate- rial so that we can better understand how the land was formed that makes up Orient State Park. Most of us realize that along the east- ern shores of the United States there was a chain of barrier islands. We on Long Island know part of that chain as Fire Island. Each of these sandy islands is continually moving. Their shifting sands, windblown or storm - tossed, never remain completely stationary. The islands are made from littoral drift from along the shore. So it is with Long Beach. Its littoral November 1, 1984 Vacation IIIIIIIIIIIN, I�L1C5Ps =� ie!L� drift is to the west. Proof of this can be seen at its western end, where in my lifetime you could run a deep- drafted boat between the end of the sand strip and the old lighthouse. The littoral drift of sand westward has filled the area in between the lighthouse and the shore in that short time. This same phenome- non has taken place also at the west end of Fire Island, where once the light- house stood at the very end. It now stands many thousands of feet inland. Islands Move Inland Not only do barrier islands move lat- erally, but these islands move inland as well. Proof of Long Beach's move- ment north can be seen on the south side or Gardiners Bay side of the park about 2,000 feet west of the parking lot. Here the sand has moved northward through the centuries, covering over the marsh bog that characteristically grows on the bay side. The result is an old carpet of bog exposed on the Gardin- ers Bay side, giving proof that slowly the sandy spit is moving northward. All this is fascinating to one who in- dulges in such research and specula- tion, but to others it means littles. What it does mean to most is that it provides endless beaches that spread out for (continued on page 15) November 1, 1984 The Suffolk Times Page 15 Focus... (continued from page 14) them to explore. Here one can literally walk during the off season and see no one all day. Barbara and I did just that on one of those rare fall days recently. We packed some apples and cheese that she carried on her back and, as usual, my camera and gear were in my backpack. One thing we should warn you about and that is that every step you take in sand is like two steps on land. That's why a good friend of mine said that when training in the Marines at Camp LeJeune, they marched in the beach sand. It truly put them to the test. So when walking in sand you're going to become more tired. But if you do it the way we do it -- walk a little, rest a little -- it can be an enjoyable outing. Butterflies and Birds The seaside goldenrod, that healthy st- rain of goldenrod that can tolerate the salt spray and probably actually flourishes in its presence, was in full bloom. Occasionally a Monarch butter - bly or a bee could be seen sipping the nectar. A few shore birds like turnstones and black - bellied plovers were still feeding along the shore and seemed to have no interest in continu- ing their migration southward. I hope they will stay around so we can count them on our Christmas bird count. There were the usual gulls along the shore scavenging the beach for what - ever the sea turned up. There had been some high tides and storms that brought up quite a bit of debris, so as usual we did some beachcombing. One thing that in- terested us was the extra large horse mussel that was attached to a clump of spaghetti grass or codium that had been brought up into the high tide mark. Sea- gulls were enjoying these for we could see them flying up and dropping them on the rocky beach below. I opened one in hopes of finding something that never ceases to amaze me. Sure enough, we found one that had a "pea crab" nestled in among the mantles of the mussee. These little crabs with a body about the size of a pea live in partnership within mussels and oysters. Like all crabs, they are free swim- ming when first released into the sea. And it is they, along with the multitude of other zooplankton that are the food of the mussel or oyster, and thereby it enters the host. Once inside, it sets up housekeeping and partakes in the mi- nute bits of food that the mussel takes in. Actually, as the food passes along the membrane, the crab helps itself. As it grows, it comes a prisoner within the shell of the mussel or oyster and here it will remain. Male Makes a Visit The pea crab is much smaller and can enter the mussel during its feeding. It is this time he mates with the larger entombed female. He then leaves to re- peat his performance elsewhere. What an interesting world we live in. Later in the morning we sat and ate our apples and cheese literally bathed in our surroundings. We could have flown to some far distant land and paid for all the trimmings for a "special va- cation." Yet I doubt if we could have enjoyed ourselves as much as we did on that beach at Orient. It's one of the ex- tras that's offered for living on the East End. Everyone Reads The Suffolk Times Visa and Master Card Accepted Reservations Welcome OPEN 7 DA YS Enjoy the easy listening sound of TERRA NOVA Friday 8 -11, For Your Dining Pleasure SUNDAY LOBSTER FEAST nplete 11/4 Ib. Lobster Dinner $1095 OTHER COMPLETE DINNERS OFFERED: oast Leg of Lamb .................... $10.95 Striped Bass ....................... $12.95 Boneless Roast Duckling .......... $11.95 Peconic Bay Scallops ............... $11.95 rime Rib ........................... $11.95 All Complete Dinners Include: Soup or Salad, Steamers or Baked Clams, Potato and Vegetable, Dessert and Coffee. Photo by Paul Stoutenburgh PEA CRAB -- Entering the shell of a mussel or oyster when very young, this pea -sized crab spends the rest of its life inside. rig •�/ S� puRANT, �, � `ovNCE 1 ' ' This Month's Complete Dinner Friday & Saturday OPEN 7 DAYS 29th- Nov.4th � 11:30 -10:00 Sunday through Thursday Soup, Salad, 11:30 -9:00 CBroiled � icken Potato, Rolls & Butter, Coffee. GREENPORT, N.Y. 1 MILE EAST OF THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE (RT. 25) 477 -2242 Owner : Bob Heaney Enjoy the easy listening sound of TERRA NOVA Friday 8 -11, For Your Dining Pleasure SUNDAY LOBSTER FEAST nplete 11/4 Ib. Lobster Dinner $1095 OTHER COMPLETE DINNERS OFFERED: oast Leg of Lamb .................... $10.95 Striped Bass ....................... $12.95 Boneless Roast Duckling .......... $11.95 Peconic Bay Scallops ............... $11.95 rime Rib ........................... $11.95 All Complete Dinners Include: Soup or Salad, Steamers or Baked Clams, Potato and Vegetable, Dessert and Coffee. Photo by Paul Stoutenburgh PEA CRAB -- Entering the shell of a mussel or oyster when very young, this pea -sized crab spends the rest of its life inside. rig •�/ S� puRANT, �, � `ovNCE 1 ' ' This Month's Complete Dinner Specials OPEN 7 DAYS 29th- Nov.4th � Specials Include: Soup, Salad, Hours: Lunch 12 -2 CBroiled � icken Potato, Rolls & Butter, Coffee. Dinner 5 -10 Sunday 4 -10 9.95 $695 Nov. 5th -11 th Stuffed Flounder Reg. $10.25$6 95 Early Bird Specials 4:30 -6PM CHOICE OF ONE ENTREE Baked Clams $650 Fried Flounder Broiled Catch of the Day or Fried Chicken Prime Ribs $109 & Sun Only Lobsters $895 Plus: OUR DAILY BLACKBOARD LUNCH & DINNER SPECIALS & OUR FULL LUNCH & DINNER MENU LATE NITE MENU FRI & SAT TIL MIDNIGHT Rt. 25 Main Road Greenport , 477 -2021